Dany Robin
Biography
Dany Robin was a French actress active in the 1950s and 1960s, born Danielle Robin in Clamart, who was among the leading female stars of the 1950s and was known as France's little fiancée. She trained at the Conservatoire de Paris, winning first prizes in dance and comedy. After small parts, she starred with Louis Jouvet in Monelle (1947) and appeared in Une histoire d'amour (1951). In 1953 she worked with Jean Marais on The Lovers of Midnight and Julietta, and she played a bohemian girl in Cadet Rousselle (1954) and Frou-Frou. She acted in The Waltz of the Toreadors with Peter Sellers, co-starred with Kirk Douglas in Act of Love (1953) and with Connie Francis in Follow the Boys (1963). Her film career ended with Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969). She made her final stage appearance in 1994 in Jean Anouilh's Le Bal des voleurs. She died in 1995.
68years old at death
- Born Clamart
- Died 14th arrondissement of Paris
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Danielle Robin (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 8 years1961 to 1969
Every film, newest first
- 1969The Best House in LondonIMDb rating 4.4
- 1969TopazIMDb rating 6.2
- 1967Carry on PimpernelIMDb rating 6.5
- 1961Famous Love AffairsIMDb rating 5.3
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A first
In the summer of 1994, Robin gave her last stage performance in Jean Anouilh's play Le Bal des voleurs, which was part of the Festival d'Anjou.
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Worked with
Dany Robin shares two films with Philippe Noiret, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Philippe Noiret's page
John Cleese's page
George Sanders's page
Alain Delon's page
Jean-Paul Belmondo's page
Marianne Stone's page
All films by Alfred Hitchcock
Gerald ThomasDirector, 1 film, 1967
All films by Gerald Thomas
Philip SavilleDirector, 1 film, 1969
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